There may have been fewer people than anticipated passing through the doors on Dublin Airport's busiest day over Christmas but the scenes at the arrivals gate were no less emotional for that.
For Aisling Brennan and her son Corey, the last few days were filled with anxiety over whether her daughter Vicky would be able to fly back from Vancouver in Canada. "She had to fly through the Netherlands and the Netherlands went into lockdown last night, so we were thinking she wouldn't get home," Corey told RTÉ News as they waited in the arrivals' hall. "We found out last night that they were coming home, so we'll just be delighted to see them whenever they come through the doors," Corey said.